Tl* the contact owns a 1997 lincoln town car. The contact stated that the horn and cruise control were inoperative. A local mechanic diagnosed that the horn would need to be replaced. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer were notified. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 58,000 and the current mileage was 60,000.
1997 Lincoln Town Car: adaptive cruise control problems
19 of the 312 complaints about the 1997 Lincoln Town Car describe adaptive cruise control problems.
- owner complaints
- 19
- of this car's complaints
- 6%
- typical mileage
- 106,120
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Adaptive cruise control problems by model year
What owners say
The oil pan rusted through and caused all the oil to leak out onto the ground. The cruise control computer keeps causing the car to take off or not even work at all when u set it, when the car takes off after setting it the gas peddle goes all the way to the floor and it will not deactivate unless you shut the car off while driving.
Our 1997 lincoln town car that was part of the deactivation switch recall began honking as the alarm triggered on the evening of august 24, 2010 in our garage. After clearing the alarm several times, I investigated the battery voltage and all was well. The alarm triggered again and I cleared it. As I closed the hood smoke began to escape near the rear drivers side corner of the hood. I opened the hood as the smoke slowed down. The connector to the deactivation switch was very warm and the switch had brake fluid on it. The recall installed 20 amp fuse had not opened. Upon investigation I found that the fuse in the recall installed harness was in the circuit between the switch and the cruise control instead of between the battery and the switch. Hence the fuse provided no protection against the potential fire. Thankfully I was standing there when it happened and could disconnect the cable from the switch. Otherwise we were at risk of fire that could have spread to our house.
1997 lincoln town car- cruise control defect causing engine fires. After first hearing of the recall I took my lincoln to suburban ford of waterford,mi. I was told they had not yet received the replacement parts yet, 2 weeks later I again went back and was told the very same thing. I waited another 2 weeks, went back to suburban ford and was told this time that the replacement parts for the recall were being recalled and I would again have to come back. I feel "this ford dealer just does not want to comply with the recall. It has now been about 9 months since the first visit and still my car has not been fixed. Can you help?
Tl*the contact owns a 1997 lincoln town car. The contact received a ford recall notice for the vehicle speed control: cruise control in august of 2007. The dealer stated that the parts were unavailable. The cruise control was not disconnected because he was not informed of that option. The manufacturer stated that the ford recall parts would not be available until june of 2008. The contact filed a formal complaint with the manufacturer. There had been no failure to date. The recall number was unknown. The current mileage was 114,791.
Tl*the contact owns a 1997 lincoln town car. The contact had the vehicle repaired under the recall for the vehicle speed control. Upon leaving the dealer, she attempted to activate the cruise control, but was unsuccessful. She returned to the dealer and they stated that the cruise control motor burned out and a new one was needed at the cost of $300. Initially, the dealer stated that they would pay half; however, the manufacturer refused because the vehicle was out of warranty. The recall number was unknown. The failure and current mileages were 72,014.
Tl*the contact owns a 1997 lincoln town car. The contact received a ford recall notice for the vehicle speed control: cruise control in august of 2007. He immediately scheduled an appointment to have the vehicle repaired. The dealer stated that they did not know when the parts would be available and did not advise the contact to have the component disconnected. He received a second notice in february of 2008 stating that the parts were available. The notice stated that the vehicle could catch fire while idling. The parts were not available until march of 2008. He is currently in the process of having the recall repaired. There had been no failure to date. The powertrain and recall number were unknown. The current mileage was 70,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 1997 lincoln town car. The contact stated that not having the cruise control feature is causing his gas mileage to reduce. The feature was disconnected as a result of the vehicle speed control recall. There had been no failure to date. The recall number was unavailable. The current mileage was 140,000. Updated 03/26/08.
Tl*the contact owns a 1997 lincoln town car. The contact stated that ford has failed to provide a timely recall repair on his vehicle regarding the vehicle speed control: cruise control. The first recall notice was received in june of 2007. There had been no failure to date. The recall number was unknown. The current mileage was 130,000.
Failure to repair or replace cruise control as per recall. First it was to be done by the end of dec 07, been back to ford dealer three times and still no progress as to when it will be repaired. What is the problem??
Tl*the contact owns a 1997 lincoln town car. The contact received a recall notice for the vehicle speed control. He had the cruise control disabled in august of 2007 and was informed that the parts would be available at the end of 2007. He was then informed that none of the repairs would be performed until all of the dealers receive the parts. There had been no failure to date. The recall number was unknown. The current mileage was 120,000. Updated 02/14/08. *lj the consumer stated the recall number for his vehicle is 05s28. Updated 02/14/08
Tl*the contact owns a 1997 lincoln town car. The contact received recall notice number 05s28 for the vehicle speed control: cruise control in august of 2007. The parts for the recall repair are still unavailable as of january 28, 2008. There had been no failure to date. The recall number was unknown. The current mileage was 97,000. Updated 02-14-08 *bf updated 02/14/08
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1997 Lincoln Town Car adaptive cruise
Is adaptive cruise control problems a common problem on the 1997 Lincoln Town Car?
19 of 312 owner complaints about the 1997 Lincoln Town Car (6%) mention adaptive cruise control problems. The model year with the most reports is 1997.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1997 Lincoln Town Car?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1997 Lincoln Town Car
Ball joint 33Overheating 17Stalling 17Headlights 15ABS 7Pulling 7Brake failure 6Check engine light 6
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